Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson says he has a solution for the Vikings’ ailing passing game: allow him to team up with free agent WR Plaxico Burress.

“Of course, I would love him to be a part of my team,” Peterson said Tuesday on ESPN2, according to the Star Tribune of Minneapolis. “He’s a guy before he left the game for two years, he was one of the top receivers in the league. … I’m sure (Burress is) going to come out, he’s going to be on fire and he’ll be ready to contribute to whichever team picks him up.”

With Minnesota needing to make improvements in the passing game, Adrian Peterson says he would welcome Plaxico Burress to the Vikings. (AP Photo)

With Vikings QBs – including the recently retired Brett Favre – struggling, and with Sidney Rice missing 10 games with a hip injury, the Vikings finished 26th last year in passing yards per game (193.6). Minnesota QBs also combined to throw a league-high 26 interceptions.

Adding Burress would likely help, but the Star Tribune notes that the Vikings “do not appear to have any interest” in the free agent.

Burress was released from an upstate New York prison last week after a 20-month sentence on a gun charge. The 33-year-old has played in nine NFL seasons, culminating with a Super Bowl championship with the New York Giants in 2008.